Shalom! I am very excited to introduce the Practical Torah podcast where each week we will examine the week’s Torah reading pulling out wisdom and inspiration for everyday life. About a year ago I started to read the weekly Torah portions and do some quick reflections on these passages […]
In this week’s Torah Portion we see that the King of Moab tried about three times to curse the Hebrew people as they Sojourned from Egypt to Canaan. Each time the King tried to get Balaam to curse the Hebrews instead of a curse he heard a blessing. Even Balaam’s […]
🌬This is actually last week’s Torah Portion but it still brings up an interesting paradox we should be mindful to pay attention to. As I was reading the Torah Portion reflection by First Fruits of Zion I read: “Sprinkling of the ashes of the red heifer purified the unclean, but […]
Many West African marriage traditions can be found within ancient Hebraic marriage traditions. One of these traditions is Knocking during engagement: 👰🏾The igbo translation of iku aka is ‘to knock on the door’ and “Iju Ese” is translated as: ‘to ask about or inquire’. 👰🏿When a man decides to marry […]
Many loved the Women Warrior’s of Black Panther but for me they hold a special place in my heart as they were inspired by the Women Warriors of the Erverh (Hebrew) Kingdom of Dahomey. Read below for some research I found about these fierce sisters and research from my forthcoming […]
🌬Remember this day. Moses urges the children of Israel to remember their freedom from slavery. Today many are celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and they are remembering but what they don’t know is that the Black Freedom Movement was deeply inspired by the Exodus Story […]
Sometimes Yah delivers and protects us not because of anything we do or anyone we are but because of his covenant with us, our families or our ancestors. Yah also hears our cries even if they are silent. Even when people are doing wrong to you there is a point […]
As you read this week’s Torah portion I want you to think about all the ways in which the Black community has been systematically controlled-slavery, Jim Crow, The New Jim Crow (Mass Incarceration), medical experiments, colonialism, food deserts in our communities, the list goes on and on. Those who oppress […]
After spending about 2 weeks in Nigeria I boarded a flight to Accra, Ghana for the last leg of my ministry trip. The plan I had was to visit the Sefwi Jewish community in Sefwi-Wiawso. I visited the Sefwi community last year when I went to Ghana and I also […]
From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring me offerings. -Zephaniah 3:10 On November 19th I boarded a plane at JFK airport to head to Nigeria to spend two weeks visiting various Hebrew congregations. My reason for going to Nigeria was to teach the women […]